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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 9 Feb 2022 to 5 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about social media.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Social media is destroying society in a bad equilibrium that quitting cannot fix and that requires government regulations. Social media is destroying society in abad equilibrium that quitting cannot fixand that requires government regulations. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Real-name policies on social platforms exist mainly to make users legible for advertising and government surveillance, not user safety. — tap to centre the map on it Real-name policies on socialplatforms exist mainly to make userslegible for advertising andgovernment surveillance, not usersafety. Last stated 4 years ago 22 Nov 2022 PH Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2022-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media. — tap to centre the map on it A food’s value should not be set bythe attention it gets on socialmedia. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Dec 2024 YO Yotam Ottolenghi — holds since 2024-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break. — tap to centre the map on it A parental-consent exception defeatsa social media age limit, because itdrops each family straight back intothe trap the law exists to break. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Feb 2026 JH Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advertising is what has degraded the quality of websites and social platforms like Instagram. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising is what has degraded thequality of websites and socialplatforms like Instagram. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. — tap to centre the map on it AI design tools are starting at thelow end and eating their way up:within ten years even the richestbrands will rely heavily on them. Last stated 2 years ago 8 Aug 2024 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2024-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data. — tap to centre the map on it AI is creating user surplus andcapital deepening, even if it is notyet showing up in TFP data. Last stated 4 weeks ago 5 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average. — tap to centre the map on it Algorithmic feeds seem to havenudged people into conforming toeach other, a homogenised culture inwhich everyone accepts the average. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democracy should never let all its information concentrate in one hub, government or corporate — tap to centre the map on it A democracy should never let all itsinformation concentrate in one hub,government or corporate YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A great danger of democracy is class legislation serving the dominant class — tap to centre the map on it A great danger of democracy is classlegislation serving the dominantclass JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat. — tap to centre the map on it A threat loses First Amendmentprotection only if the speaker wasat least reckless about it beingtaken as a threat. Last stated 3 years ago 27 Jun 2023 KW Ken White — holds since 2023-06-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: An independently owned platform is a necessary counterweight to the government and the mainstream media. — tap to centre the map on it An independently owned platform is anecessary counterweight to thegovernment and the mainstream media. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarian governments seek to destroy or falsify public records, including digital ones. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian governments seek todestroy or falsify public records,including digital ones. Last stated 6 months ago 30 Apr 2026 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2026-04-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Social media is destroying society in a bad equilibrium that quitting cannot fix and that requires government regulations. Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Noah Smith Read this korrent →